
Chancellor defends Starmer's aid budget cuts
Rachel Reeves has defended Sir Keir Starmer's decision to cut the foreign aid budget. It comes as international development..
Anneliese Jane Dodds is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and public policy analyst who served as Minister of State for Development and Minister of State for Women and Equalities from July 2024 to February 2025. She previously served as Chair of the Labour Party from 2021 to 2024. She was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from April 2020 to May 2021, the first woman to hold the position, and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities from 2021 to 2024. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford East since 2017 and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 2014 to 2017.
Rachel Reeves has defended Sir Keir Starmer's decision to cut the foreign aid budget. It comes as international development..
Anneliese Dodds has resigned as international development minister over the decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence..